US kids eat too much salt
~ The Rebel ~
2012/09/19 00:33:16
American children eat as much salt as adults — about 1,000 milligrams too much, or the same amount as in just one Big Mac. Extra salt is linked with higher blood pressure, even in kids, but government research says those who are overweight and obese may be most vulnerable to its effects.
The new findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were published online Monday in the journal Pediatrics.
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- Professor Wizard 2012/09/19 15:00:46
+1Anyone who picks up a salt shaker and puts "more" salt on the food they have - - gets too much salt, because our society for the most part, eats a lot of processed foods which already have salt (sometimes too much salt) in them before you picked up the shaker.reply - ☆stillthe12c☆ 2012/09/19 01:24:29+1I know that over the years I have cut way back on my salt. I do increase my salt intake when it is very hot outside and I am working. I think people use far less salt today than when I grew up.reply
- Chukroast 2012/09/19 00:45:29+1It's a genetic characteristic, like our taste for sugar. Soon, scientists will be able to breed these tastes out of us so we can eat bland food and skip dessert. You won't live to be 125, but it will seem like it.reply
- Sister Jean 2012/09/19 00:42:20sadreply
- CHUCK 2012/09/19 00:37:41+2WE SHOULD PASS A REGULATION TO STOP IT..LOLreply
- ☆stillt... CHUCK 2012/09/19 01:25:58+2Don't be saying that. You know how our state is. Lolreply
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+1I wondered why they needed to do the study (and at what expense?) They already claim adults eat way too much salt and it stands to reason the kids eat the same diet/meals as the parents...reply
- CHUCK ~ The R... 2012/09/19 01:57:22+1TO SPEND OUR TAX DOLLARS..
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